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Cestodes of the Genus Fimbriaria Froelich, 1802 (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea, Fimbriariinae) from Ukraine, with a Key to Species Level

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Introduction

Species of Fimbriaria are common tapeworms of ducks (Anseriformes). In this study, cestode specimens identified as F. fasciolaris, F. czaplinskii and F. teresae from the Helminthological Collection of IZSHK are re-examined and newly collected cestodes of the genus Fimbriaria from various anseriform birds in Ukraine are examined.

Methods

Cestode specimens were studied using light microscopy. For two of these species, Fimbriaria fasciolaris and Fimbriaria teresae, partial sequences of the genes 18S, 28S, COX1 and NAD were obtained. Also, archived specimens from Ukrainian and Poland were also studied and partly re-identified.

Results

The revision of all collected cestodes identified as Fimbriaria spp. revealed that species of the genus differ by the morphology of the copulative apparatus. Based on the analysis of our data and literature sources, a key to Fimbriaria species is provided.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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We are very grateful to Danuta Cielecka, a professor at the Medical University of Warsaw, for providing material for comparison.

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  1. I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15, Kiev, 01030, Ukraine

    Oksana Greben, Vadim Kornyushin & Yaroslav Syrota

  2. African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

    Louis du Preez & Yaroslav Syrota

  3. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, South Africa

    Louis du Preez

  4. Poltava State Agrarian University, Skovorody St., 1/3, Poltava, 36003, Ukraine

    Vitaly Melnychuk & Valentyna Yevstafieva

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Greben, O., Kornyushin, V., du Preez, L. et al. Cestodes of the Genus Fimbriaria Froelich, 1802 (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea, Fimbriariinae) from Ukraine, with a Key to Species Level. Acta Parasit. 68, 145–158 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-022-00644-z

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